All About Pair Skating

I must admit that I enjoy watching pair skaters practice and compete. Some of the top elite pair skaters have amazing unison. A female that does pairs certainly has to be brave. Pair skating is becoming more and more athletic as the years pass.

I did pairs for a short time. My pair partner got mad at me when I chickened out (and ducked) as we attempted to do a pair flying camel! Then there was the time he dropped me while we were doing a one-arm overhead lift -- Ouch!

Do you like to watch pairs? Are you a pair skater? Would you like to give pair skating a try? Who are your favorite pair skaters? Share your thoughts on pair skating.

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_{Rena Inoue and John Baldwin - 2006 United States National Pair Skating Champions
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